Hey everyone, I’m relatively new to linux and was looking for some advice/direction. I have been using Mint Debian Edition for around 6mo or so, and want to learn to use the command line efficiently and proficiently.

I have set up EndeavourOS on a backup laptop I have and have been playing with it, reading the Arch Wiki and such, but I feel like I’m not necessarily learning why I’m doing things, just doing what has worked for others.

So here I am. I guess I’m looking for recommendations for books or articles (physical or online) that can help me to learn and understand the workings on linux, and especially the command line.

Thank you all so much.

  • Presi300English
    1•4 months ago

    There is a difference between Debian and Debian-based. I wouldn’t recommend Debian itself, because it’s got quite a bit of post-install setup (installing sudo, setting up flatpak, installing network manager, that kind of stuff). Linux mint is one of my go-tos when it comes to new users though…

    • Norah - She/TheyEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      Did you just, not read the OP and come straight to this person’s comment to argue with them based off the least charitable interpretation? The OP already uses Linux Mint Debian Edition. This person mentioned “flavours” of Linux, clearly meaning the various 𝑥-based families of distros (ie Debian, Fedora, Arch etc). Which is pretty solid advice when it comes to learning the CLI in my opinion. I think they were trying to gently nudge OP away from their second EndeavourOS install, as even though ArchWiki is great (sorry KDE but it has better Plasma docs), OP would end up pretty lost on trying to use those skills back on LMDE.

      But to circle back around, Debian, the distro, actually is a good choice for learning the CLI because it can be installed without a desktop environment, potentially using something like Distrobox. That way OP could learn the CLI within their LMDE installation in a sandbox, so they don’t risk messing up their main computer.

      • Presi300English
        0•4 months ago

        Did you just, not read the OP and come straight to this person’s comment to argue with them based off the least charitable interpretation?

        Yeah, kinda

          • Presi300English
            3•4 months ago

            It’s kind of a bad habit of mine… yeah, i got no excuses

            • Norah - She/TheyEnglish
              2•4 months ago

              Look, owning that means you’re already doing better than 99% of people who do this :)